The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Measuring Trust – A Key to Effective Leadership

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Why You Should Listen

  • You want to build stronger, trust-based relationships at work
  • You’re leading teams and want measurable ways to improve culture
  • You want to understand how trust impacts retention and performance
  • You’re tired of “soft” leadership topics without concrete actions
  • You want practical frameworks you can apply immediately

Highlights (with Timestamps)

01:31 – Why trust is the foundation of everything You can’t influence, negotiate, or collaborate effectively without trust.

02:01 – If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it Why trust needs to be treated like any other measurable concept.

03:29 – Trust across all relationships From leadership to cross-functional teams and clients.

04:29 – The cost of low trust Feeling unsafe, guarded, and unable to speak openly.

05:27 – Organizations say trust matters—but don’t measure it A critical gap in leadership practice.

06:25 – The clinical trial analogy Why unclear measurement leads to ineffective improvement.

07:25 – Start by removing trust-destroying behaviors Often the fastest way to improve trust.

08:19 – Trust as a lead measure How it predicts outcomes like engagement and retention.

10:16 – Evidence: why trust drives performance Lower stress, higher productivity, and better retention.

11:14 – The Leadership Trust Index A structured way to measure trust within organizations.

13:38 – How to implement trust surveys Best practices for response rates and anonymity.

16:04 – Action builds trust—not surveys alone Why leadership follow-through matters most.

18:21 – Trust is built through consistent delivery Doing what you say—every time.

20:41 – The 3 Cs of trust Character, care, and competence.

22:32 – Simple ways to build trust today Listen actively, show appreciation, and understand others.

24:00 – Bringing trust measurement into your organization From workshops to coaching and continuous improvement.

26:25 – Final takeaway Trust is measurable—and that makes it actionable.


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About this podcast

The podcast from statisticians for statisticians to have a bigger impact at work. This podcast is set up in association with PSI - Promoting Statistical Insight. This podcast helps you to grow your leadership skills, learn about ongoing discussions in the scientific community, build you knowledge about the health sector and be more efficient at work. This podcast helps statisticians at all levels with and without management experience. It is targeted towards the health, but lots of topics will be important for the wider data scientists community.

by Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry

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